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Thread: A new 260Z is born - Jeffrey R's 260Z

  1. #21
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    Very cool!
    Hey Chris, that fuel cell mount picture looks like it got copy pasted from your photo album!

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    Duplicate of what is in the existing Z.
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    A few more pictures:


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    Another

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    It's not pink. Ron's camera can handle orange.

    It's like looking at the sun about an hour before sunset.
    Jeff Roussel
    Soon to be ITS Datsun 260z

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    Cool guys. Looking good!
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    Holy crap that is funny. The color looks NOTHING like that in person. I mean nothing. It is the brightest orange I've ever seen.

    In the pictures it looks like it is ready to go to the Gay Pride Parade...
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    See if that works better. Better camera, not bberry camera.

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    Looks good guys,. Ron, Tell Jeffrey I still have one more diameter to check and I am fairly certain the struts left are the larger diameter 280. I prepped them for sectioning and after being cut the sleeve wouldn't fit over the tube.

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    Paul, thanks we have a set of tubes that should arrive on Tuesday. Will let you know if they work for us.

    Do you know the time frame of the strut tubes that have the thicker based, Kind of a built in anti-bump steer kit? We have one of these laying around and don't know where it comes from.
    Jeff Roussel
    Soon to be ITS Datsun 260z

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    Just realized my signature has said "Soon to be ITS 260z" for 3 years. It actually may be finally be accurate.
    Jeff Roussel
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    More progress:

    - rear suspension mostly in, just short two bolts...

    - engine headed to Ron's in the next day or two for final dress out....

    - front struts just about finished....

    - started tearing into calipers to rebuild them and....whew...rusty bores and pitted pistons, so probably need to get new ones. AND..disaster...I blew some brake fluid out in a cloud when blowing the pistons out with compressed air, and it settled on one of the fenders......so, it's back for a repaint. Always leave it to me to Jeff something up!

    We may get the suspension and motor in and complete end of next weekend.

    It's really, really cool building a car from the shell up. So simple these old turds.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JeffYoung View Post
    AND..disaster...I blew some brake fluid out in a cloud when blowing the pistons out with compressed air, and it settled on one of the fenders......so, it's back for a repaint. Always leave it to me to Jeff something up!

    I did that last year. Woosh! Luckily, my face was in the way and I missed the car.

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    I did that cleaning the spray gun with lacquer thinner...ARGHHHH

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    Jeff

    What about that cart you are using to move the shell around ? I am working on a rx 7 with a buddy and we are about to make it immobile, but that cart looks really useful, did you buy it ?

    Thanks
    Chris Plucker

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    Northern Tool

    http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...ssearch=125415


    I already sold the one I had to a guy at Maaco.
    Jeff Roussel
    Soon to be ITS Datsun 260z

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    Hi Guys,

    Good luck at the track this weekend. I am the new caretaker for the 260Z and have purchased the car from Jeff R. I am working hard to get this thing running. I have sorted through most of the parts and I have made a shit list of items to do. Still need to get the charging system, oil cooler, brake lines, drive line and fuel lines run. Those are the big items. I am coming to ITS from spec Miata several years ago and have helped Ron and Jeff Y over the years. I am a noob driver and I will get my son licensed as well. Jeff R. and Ron and Jeff Y have prepped a pretty nice tub so far. I am missing one rear brake shoe locating block that bolts to the top of the brake backing plate. Still looking through boxes. I picked up about four plastic tubs and three boxes from Jeff when I picked up the car. Looking forward to getting back to racing in my own car.

    Cheers,
    Ed P.

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    75 280Z street car (wifes)
    70 911S twin plug 2.7RS Hot Rod
    Yukon Denali for hauling all my broken $hit

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    Hope to see you down here in florida... Good luck with the car.

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    Good to see another Z driver. I have a 260 that I drive once or twice a year, and I maintain David Spillmans 240. Let me know if you need anything. I make some nice camber plates, David's old car had them, the new tub we are looking at has them and I put a set on Parish's car this winter. Supposed to get Donnelly's car up here when the scheduling gods permit. I also make caliper cooling ducts that drop the caliper temp by 200 degrees in July at Road Atlanta and weigh like 1/2 an oz each. Fiberglass with high temp epoxy resin.

    and I can powder coat suspension parts pretty cheap, sooo easy to clean!

    Mike

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    Thanks guys for the info and encouragement. Lots of little things to do but I just keep plugging away at it. I do need that brake shoe locating block. Not sure what to call it other than it bolts to the rear backing plate and the top of the rear shoes pivot against it. Found one and asked Jeff about the other side. He says its there but I just can't find it. I will ask Dr. Earp Monday when he gets back from Roebling. Unless one of you guys have a junker you can grab one off of. Sometimes the simplest things are the hardest to source and hold you up the most.
    Ed P.

    ITS 260Z (under continued construction)
    75 280Z street car (wifes)
    70 911S twin plug 2.7RS Hot Rod
    Yukon Denali for hauling all my broken $hit

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